St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-17


fOrnia Youngsters in speed and endur-
ance for some time to come. We already
can bOarst of some as fast and well bred
as can be found. tut the percentage is
so small in comparison TO the old and
famous producing states that we appear
rather insignificant. People who sit in
the grand stand are not interested i'll
seeing two. three and four-yearold
trOt in three minutes. They have seen
or heard of the kentucky and Cali
fornia youngsters trotting in $50, and
in rare cases iii 2:20. Owing to the
ShOrtneSS of our tr0tting seasons we are
unable to give the youngsters enough
judicioUs work to fit them TO go mile
heats at Il great rate of speed. ltrequireS
much time With careful handling to get
speed with sufficient endurance to keep
that speed up in a hotly contested race
of heats. In countries where colts can
be handled the year round. both speed
and endurance can be had at an early
age. In Minnesota the handling season
begins in May and ends the LIST of octo-
Der. Colts, like children. are subject to
all the catching ailments, and it is
rare case for one. two, aud three-year-
oldS even during this short training sea-
son to escape all the yari Gus maladieS
they are liable to have. Should one get
INC dllCCllCli VI ulS-
temper of any kind, at least One-fourth
of the time is lost for his education be-
fore he can again be put in training.
One, two or three payments have
already been made in the stakes, but
owing to distemper. ShortneSS of train
ing season and mile heats to be trOtted,
you are quite certain the youngster can
not be conditioned to trot such q race
with credit to himself OF his sire, conse-
Quently the colt is withdrawn.
LET Us SHORTEN TIE DISTANCE.
As we are unable to make the train
ing season of sufficient length to condi-
ton our youngsters for long, hard and
fast contests, let us shorten the distance
and work one, two and three-year-olds
exclusively for speed. The seasons
here are long enough to get speed into
Youngsters. but too short to develop
speed and at the same time expect them
to carry high rate i'll bruiSing race of
heats. 1t requires long and careful
preparation to condition any horse to
trot heat races when they are asked to
go fast from wire to wire. This being
the case with horses already fast, it Ger
tainly is a mistake to compel young
sters to learn to go fast and keep going
at a high rate for long distances in
ATTITUDES where the handling seasons are
snort. All the next annual meeting
of the tr0tting and pacing horse breed
erS this matter should be freely and
fully discussed. Let them see to it that
the Minnesota colts are given chance
TO make a creditable showing Make
the distances to be trotted, for yearlings.
a half-mile dash: for two-year Odds.
mile dash; for three-year Olds, mile
and repeat. Bring these youngsters
along gradually. Speed them short dis
tances, and never keep them on tip-toe
all the way around the track unless you
are out for the money. Commence at an
early hour to educate, but don't ask
both speed and endurance. Later on
you will get endurance and other quail
ties requisite in the kind of a trotter or
PAGER that is drawing card and inter-
ests the occupants of the grand stand.
DANTON